Geodynamics

<p>Geodynamics is a subfield of <a href="/facts/Geophysics/ywVQ1sAQ">geophysics</a> dealing with <a href="/facts/Dynamics_(physics)/JLk81H71">dynamics</a> of the <a href="/facts/Earth/HLLmDfj0">Earth</a>. It applies physics, chemistry and mathematics to the understanding of how <a href="/facts/Mantle_convection/YV2IE8KQ">mantle convection</a> leads to <a href="/facts/Plate_tectonics/RtRG5lY4">plate tectonics</a> and geologic phenomena such as <a href="/facts/Seafloor_spreading/2t2oCbTp">seafloor spreading</a>, <a href="/facts/Mountain_building/zVjPULmN">mountain building</a>, <a href="/facts/Volcanoes/c2M5upml">volcanoes</a>, <a href="/facts/Earthquakes/NGjIzagw">earthquakes</a>, <a href="/facts/Fault_(geology)/0Fw2ladx">faulting</a>. It also attempts to probe the internal activity  by measuring <a href="/facts/Magnetic_field/Ta8Ev588">magnetic fields</a>, gravity, and <a href="/facts/Seismic_wave/1JTeLfac">seismic waves</a>, as well as the <a href="/facts/Mineralogy/MeIK9lx9">mineralogy</a> of rocks and their <a href="/facts/Isotope_geochemistry/Pq2IXawb">isotopic composition</a>. Methods of geodynamics are also applied to exploration of other planets.
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Geodynamics